Hansel & Gretal: Another Grimm's Fairy Tale Gone Awry
For anyone who knows me, and not many do, I love me some good Grimm's tales. I love how in order to keep children in line, parents would scare the shit out of them. Spinning morality out of terror, fright and just plain simplicity. Some of my favorite stories are Cinderalla (How to Marry for Money), Rumplestiltskin (Why Memory is a Forgotten Virtue) and Little Red Riding Hood (Never Ever Talk to Strangers). Because of my deep love and even deeper respect for these tales, I'm always weary when a big production studio wants to cash in on these traditions. But, I'm a fair person and I give each one a full chance. Which is what I tried to do for Hansel & Gretal. What a sad mistake. So where should I start....
Well, for starters, the premise was enticing. You have two siblings who were basically abandoned at childhood, deserted in the woods, only to meet up with an evil witch disguised in sweets. At least, that's the premise we've grown up to know. The movie takes a step from the norm and turns these two into witch hunters. Going from town to town, killing all witches known and saving little kids from terror, all for a small fee. I will admit, they were definitely bad ass and the fight scenes were up to par on the bad ass scale. Once you find out the story behind their abandonment and the real reason their father left them astray in the woods, you go hmmm...that's different. But different can be good and it was. It was definitely a twist on a well-known story. However, the plot itself could have been much stronger. You have this great background story that unfortunately does just that, stay in the background. What you're left with is a water down tale filled with semi-action scenes and not enough well written script. It was more than just disappointing.
What wasn't initially disappointing were the witches. Different from the ordinary and definitely as ugly as can be. I enjoyed their evil ways and wanted more. So unfortunately, here goes some more disappointment. Not enough witch power. The movie only gives you a glimpse into what witches are able to do. I wanted to see some cool tricks and only got a preview. Again, more than just disappointing.
To tell you the truth, this movie overall was a disappointment. There were times were it captured my attention but then quickly let it go. It was like a movie that could have been so much greater than it allowed itself to be. To prove that it wasn't just me, the guy next to me started to loudly snore halfway through the movie. Yes, even for him I'm sure it was a disappointment. Oh well, I guess we'll have to wait until another Grimm's Fairy Tale is up for butchering and hopefully not as much as this.
Graphics: 4
Cohesiveness: 4
Story Line: 2
ADD Meter: 2
Overall: 3
Well, for starters, the premise was enticing. You have two siblings who were basically abandoned at childhood, deserted in the woods, only to meet up with an evil witch disguised in sweets. At least, that's the premise we've grown up to know. The movie takes a step from the norm and turns these two into witch hunters. Going from town to town, killing all witches known and saving little kids from terror, all for a small fee. I will admit, they were definitely bad ass and the fight scenes were up to par on the bad ass scale. Once you find out the story behind their abandonment and the real reason their father left them astray in the woods, you go hmmm...that's different. But different can be good and it was. It was definitely a twist on a well-known story. However, the plot itself could have been much stronger. You have this great background story that unfortunately does just that, stay in the background. What you're left with is a water down tale filled with semi-action scenes and not enough well written script. It was more than just disappointing.
What wasn't initially disappointing were the witches. Different from the ordinary and definitely as ugly as can be. I enjoyed their evil ways and wanted more. So unfortunately, here goes some more disappointment. Not enough witch power. The movie only gives you a glimpse into what witches are able to do. I wanted to see some cool tricks and only got a preview. Again, more than just disappointing.
To tell you the truth, this movie overall was a disappointment. There were times were it captured my attention but then quickly let it go. It was like a movie that could have been so much greater than it allowed itself to be. To prove that it wasn't just me, the guy next to me started to loudly snore halfway through the movie. Yes, even for him I'm sure it was a disappointment. Oh well, I guess we'll have to wait until another Grimm's Fairy Tale is up for butchering and hopefully not as much as this.
Graphics: 4
Cohesiveness: 4
Story Line: 2
ADD Meter: 2
Overall: 3
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